The scog protect planning grant, include required contents for a resilience improvement plan from 23 USC 176(E)(2): 1. Include immediate and long-range planning activities and investments of the…

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $316,513.27 Project Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction Program (CFDA 20.205) to the Skagit Council of Governments (SCOG) on November 25, 2024. The grant will fund the development of a Resilience Improvement Plan for the surface transportation system in the Skagit County, WA region over a two-year period ending on September 30, 2026. The plan will include immediate and long-range planning activities and investments related to the resilience of the regional transportation system, a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities to weather events and natural disasters, and strategies that are consistent with state and local mitigation plans. This grant supports SCOG's role as a regional planning organization in coordinating transportation and infrastructure initiatives to enhance safety and sustainability across the Skagit County area.

The scog protect planning grant, include required contents for a resilience improvement plan from 23 USC 176(E)(2): 1. Include immediate and long-range planning activities and investments of the metropolitan planning organization with respect to resilience of the surface transportation system within the boundaries of the metropolitan planning organization, as applicable; 2. Demonstrate a systemic approach to surface transportation system resilience and be consistent with and complementary of the state and local mitigation plans required under section 322 of the robert T. Stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act (42 USC 5165); and 3. Include a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities of transportation assets and systems to current and future weather events and natural disasters, such as severe storms, flooding, drought, levee and DAM failures, wildfire, rockslides, mudslides, sea level rise, extreme weather, including extreme temperatures, and earthquakes. And other optional contents that may be included in the resilience improvement plan, and additional contents that shall be included as appropriate, consistent with 23 USC 176.